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Marketplace 2013 attracted over 3,500 shoppers and raised a record total of $163,000 to benefit Safe Kids Gainesville / Hall County. Preview Party was very enjoyable with near 560 guests, and the Preview Party Auction raised a record of over $31,000!

One hundred percent of the proceeds from Marketplace 2014 will benefit Safe Kids Gainesville/Hall County, which has been leading the battle against accidental childhood injuries since 1992. Funding helps teach caregivers how to avoid injuries, provide critical child safety devices to those who cannot afford them, advocate for new and stronger safety legislation, collect local injury data to identify who is most affected by which injuries, and build a strong community task force committed to changing the conditions that put children at risk.

Marketplace features more than 70 merchants from eight
states across the U.S. selling unique gift items such as: